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Japan's Melody Roads Play Music as You Drive

Posted by samzenpus on from the someone-has-watched-stupid-human-tricks dept.

Krishna Dagli writes "The road works by using grooves, which are cut at very specific intervals in the surface. Just as traveling over small speed bumps or road markings can emit a rumbling tone throughout a vehicle, the melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes."

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  1. As in by renegadesx · · Score: 5, Insightful

    An oversized viynal? But what if you dont like the song?

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    1. Re:As in by ncc74656 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Watch out if you switch to a diesel. "I was only doing 4500rpm officer" might not cut it.

      If you're anywhere near 4500 rpm in top gear for any length of time and you're not on the Autobahn or a racetrack, you deserve to be arrested. A car whose engine does 2000 rpm in top gear at 70 mph would be hauling along at 158 mph at 4500 rpm.

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  2. Re:Tire wear? And more importantly, road wear? by Solandri · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'd love to know the secret that makes them think that they'll be able to keep these strips around for more than a year or so.
    Maybe they're not built by the lowest bidder?

    I remember an interview with the chief engineer of a road construction company. He claimed that if the state was willing to pay about twice as much, he could build them a road which could last 100 years. But if he did that he'd be underbid for every contract and would go out of business. So the state ends up with roads which need to be resurfaced after 5 years and rebuilt after 15-25. Essentially the longevity is enough to span one politician's career in that office. After that it'll be someone else's problem, so why spend extra money on it?

  3. You mean like... by tjstork · · Score: 4, Insightful

    you mean like:

    Space Station
    Space Shuttle

    or

    Las Vegas

    or

    Lincoln Financial Field

    and... yeah, it is cool that the good old USA can muster up a few of these bad boys:

    F-22

    So I guess we're just totally broke?

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    1. Re:You mean like... by Knuckles · · Score: 4, Insightful

      In the end, population wins

      Oh yes? Then I hope you have already sent your regards to your new Chinese and Indian overlords.

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  4. Re:Mod Parent... by cralewyth · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You must be new here.

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  5. Re:Whimsy by asiansteev · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Jumping jacks are an exercise. You're thinking of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacks. And they're called http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrapod_(structure). Take a look at the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_death_toll#Tsunamis and tell me you wouldn't be afraid of some waves if you lived in Japan.